Dutch investigation: Algoni Dagalo participated in The Hague conference under a pseudonym

The Hague - October 5, 2026 - Radio Dabanga: An investigation by the Dutch NOS channel revealed that Algoni Dagalo, brother of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander and a leading figure in the group, participated in a peace conference in The Hague in late 2024 under a pseudonym. The conference was held in a building belonging to Erasmus University in The Hague. The organizers did not discover the identity of the high-ranking RSF official—who was already on the US sanctions list at the time—until during the conference. Algoni Dagalo is the younger brother of RSF commander Hemedti and is considered one of the key figures in the force, responsible for, among other things, arms procurement. 'It is a grave mistake,' commented Annette Hoffmann of the Clingendael Institute on Dagalo's sudden appearance. Hoffmann added: 'I immediately received phone calls from Sudan. The presence of someone like him is essentially providing a propaganda platform, and that is extremely dangerous.' Paramilitary elements also appeared in a video on TikTok that garnered hundreds of thousands of views. A photo of the visit was also posted at the top of a Sudanese article praising the 'arrival of Algoni Dagalo'. At the time of the visit to The Hague, Ahmed Musa, Algoni Dagalo was on the US sanctions list for his role as a buyer of weapons used in committing crimes against civilians. During the event, Algoni Dagalo used the name 'Ahmed Musa', according to a statement issued by the organizer, 'The Hague Peace Projects'. The foundation stated that he used this pseudonym to hide his identity, adding: 'We discovered afterwards that this person was on the US sanctions list'. The foundation expressed its regret over what happened and clarified on its website that Algoni Dagalo was already in Europe, specifically in Geneva, and therefore did not need a new visa. It also received the fake name from a partner, the Al-Fanar Foundation based in The Hague, which could not be reached for comment despite repeated attempts. For his part, Ruard Ganzevoort, head of the International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University in The Hague, told the channel: 'My colleagues are deeply concerned about this; they dedicate themselves to doing good, and that has been exploited.' He added that the institute does not wish to provide a platform for representatives of warring parties who are present for propaganda purposes, 'and certainly not when they do so under a false name.' The information was not shared. Ganzevoort was informed of the matter on the day of the conference itself, and he immediately wrote a statement that was not published online but was circulated within the Sudanese community. He said: 'Had we known, this person would not have been welcome in our building.' The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also informed on the same day about Algoni Dagalo's presence in the Netherlands, but it did not share this information with the police or the judiciary. However, theoretically, it would have been possible to arrest and prosecute him there, if his joint responsibility for the war crimes committed by the RSF were proven. Entry ban: 'At that time, Algoni Dagalo held a multiple-entry visa valid for three years, and thus was able to enter the Schengen area and move freely within it,' the ministry stated in response to the channel's questions. Furthermore, no arrest warrant or entry ban had been issued against him, according to the ministry, which argued: 'For these reasons, there was no reason for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to contact the police or the Ministry of Justice and Security when it received information regarding his stay in the Netherlands.' It is noteworthy that Algoni Dagalo is now on the sanctions list in Europe, and as a result, an entry ban has been imposed on him.